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== Anime/Manga ==
* ''[[Pokémon (Animeanime)|Pokémon]]'' originally had Gary Oak constantly upstaging the main character, Ash.
** [[Memetic Mutation|Gary was here, Ash is a loser.]]
** Paul was here, everyone's a loser.
** Trip was here, Ash is a foreign loser.
** Red was here. 'Nuff said.
* In ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia (Manga)|Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' America is always trying to one-up Russia during strips set during the Cold War.
* An episode of ''[[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]]'' has Tomo trying to outdo Chiyo-chan in academics and Sakaki-san in athletics. She fails miserably.
* There is a Hentai called this trope, but replace Anything with Anyone. Three guesses what it is about.
 
 
== Audio Adaptation ==
* The Sixth Doctor and Mr. Merryweather have a song about this in the [[Big Finish Doctor Who (Radio)|Big Finish Doctor Who]] audio adventure ''[[Big Finish Doctor Who (Radio)/Recap/043 Doctor Who and the Pirates/Recap|Doctor Who and the Pirates]]''.
 
 
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== Video Games ==
* Joe Chin in ''[[Parappa the Rapper]]''.
* Your various rivals throughout the Pokémon series, particularly Blue in ''[[Pokémon Red and Blue (Video Game)|Pokémon Red and Blue]]''. However, this may be closer to [[The Munchausen]], since some of the things he says just don't add up ("I already caught 40 kinds, pal!"...shortly before a battle in which he uses only four Pokémon).
 
 
== Web Original ==
* The webcomic ''[[Great]]'' features two women trying to one-up the main character's [http://www.kiwisbybeat.com/great/great171.jpg crime-fighting career].
* Literally true for [[SCP Foundation (Wiki)|SCP-056]].
* [http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Anything-You-Can-Do-Lyle-Can-Do-Better.aspx This article] on The Daily WTF.
 
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* In the ''[[Kim Possible]]'' episode "Number One", the eponymous [[Action Girl|hero]] was confronted with ''two'' persons with this attitude. At school, [[Alpha Bitch]] Bonnie challenged her for captainship of the cheersquad. And in the "action" part of the story, she met the "number one agent" of Global justice, who was constantly showing her up as well.
** Both cases end up [[Subverted]]. Bonnie just about burns herself out outdoing Kim. So Kim gives up the position, mentioning that Bonnie will be expected to continue this level of work. Kim had the job back by the next episode. Meanwhile, the Global Justice agent is basically an arrogant kid with a lot of fancy gadgets and educations. Kim is clearly more competent.
* In ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', [[The Magnificent|The Great and Powerful Trixie]] is a traveling magician with this as her shtick. [[Kayfabe|That she continues when she's off-stage.]]
* In [[The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]], this is the defining trait of Bruno the ape in the episode "Monkey See, Monkey Do Better."
 
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